Acts 9:2:11Acts.9.2.W11TAB
ἐάν
ean
“if”
- Transliteration
- e-AN
- Extended
- eh-AHN
- IPA
- /eˈan/
Meaning by language
- English
- if
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-AN
- sentence
êi-TE-sá-to par au-TOU e-pi-sto-LAS eis da-mas-KON pros tas sy-na-gô-GAS HO-pōs e-AN TI-nas HEU-rê tês ho-DOU ON-tas AN-dras te kai gy-NEE-kas de-de-ME-nous a-GA-gê eis ie-rou-sa-LÊM
Exegesis
A purpose clause introduced by hopos ean {ὅπως ἐάν | hó-pōs e-án} “so that if” governs the conditional subjunctive heure {εὕρῃ | heúrē} “he might find,” with tinas {τινας | tínas} modified by the genitive tes hodou {τῆς ὁδοῦ | tês hodou} “of the Way,” indicating group affiliation.
In context — Acts 9:2
He asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that should he find anyone belonging to the Way—men or women—he could bring them bound to Jerusalem .
About this coordinate
Acts 9:2:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Acts 9:2, so the Greek word ἐάν (ean) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Acts.9.2.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.9.2.W11.S1) and character.